Patel in the 19-page suit also says the Atlantic Monthly Group LLC and Fitzpatrick are "of course free to criticize the leadership of the FBI, but they crossed the legal line by publishing an article replete with false and obviously fabricated allegations designed to destroy" his reputation and drive him from office.
FBI Director Kash Patel's defamation lawsuit against the Atlantic explained: joycevance.substack.com/p/kashs-comp ...
-- Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) Apr 21, 2026 at 6:29 AM
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Watchdog requests Patel's calendar, security detail messages
thehill.com
... A watchdog organization has filed a new request for records pertaining to FBI Director Kash Patel, citing new reports of excessive alcohol use from the intelligence chief.
The request from the Democracy Forward Foundation (DFF) cites The Atlantic's recent report, "The FBI Director is MIA."
"If the Director of the FBI is a liability " the American people need to know," DFF President and CEO Skye Perryman said in a press release on Tuesday.
"News reports, including from The Atlantic, suggest that his levels of drinking and absentee leadership are not just unacceptable, but also a threat to the integrity of one of the most important law enforcement agencies in the country," Perryman continued. "If true, this is not a minor lapse in judgment or a personal issue to brush aside; this goes to whether the FBI is being led with the discipline, reliability, and seriousness the job demands." ...
"FBI Director Patel Sues the Atlantic Magazine for Defamation"
Good luck with that.
Patel's recent crash and burn with defamation. www.google.com
Similar to the Buffoon's recent crash and burn in the defamation department, among others. www.google.com
Actual malice is a b***h.
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